In my latest podcast, I addressed a common question from both readers and clients: “If I have a large sum of cash to invest, is it better to put it into the market all at once, or invest it gradually [...]

The Canadian, US and international markets all fell more than 5% last week, the sharpest weekly drop we’ve seen in almost four years. Then on August 24, global markets plunged even further. If you wer [...]

In yesterday’s post, I introduced a reader’s idea for overcoming the main drawback of exchange-traded funds. Donald plans to contribute $2,000 a month to his RRSP (currently $65,000), and to minimize [...]

One of the most common questions I hear from budding Couch Potatoes is, “Should I use index mutual funds or ETFs?” While index funds generally have higher annual costs (MERs), they do allow investors [...]